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Book/Printed Material The works, containing I. The theory of painting. II. Essay on the art of criticism, so far as it relates to painting. III. The science of a connoisseur.

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Title

  • The works, containing I. The theory of painting. II. Essay on the art of criticism, so far as it relates to painting. III. The science of a connoisseur.

Names

  • Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745.
  • Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner.
  • B. White and Son, bookseller.
  • Thomas and John Egerton (Firm), bookseller.
  • Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England), publisher.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [London] Printed at Strawberry-Hill, Sold by B. White and Son, Fleetstreet; T. and J. Egerton, Whitehall ..., 1792.

Headings

  • -  Painting--Early works to 1800
  • -  Engraving--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  With forged Strawberry Hill vignette on title page.; not a genuine Strawberry Hill imprint. Cf. A.T. Hazen. A bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press. 1942, p. 83.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1771
  • -  English short title catalogue, T52772
  • -  LC copy imperfect: lacks half-title, reading: Supplement to ... Horace Walpole's Anecdotes ...
  • -  LC copy has bookplate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  LAC snh 2019-09-10 update (2 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-04-06 update (1 card)

Medium

  • vii, 287 p. 18 ports. 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • ND1130 .R53 1792
  • ND1130 .R53 1792a Another issue. Title page with Strawberry Hill vignette; but without note: Printed at Strawberry Hill; White's name omitted in imprint. Twelve portraits (listed after table of contents) in part different from those in the other issue, colored in brown. Bookplate of Howard C. Levis.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 49039819

OCLC Number

  • 3852332

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Richardson, Jonathan, Horace Walpole, Howard Coppuck Levis, Bookseller B. White And Son, Bookseller Thomas And John Egerton, Publisher Strawberry Hill Press, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The works, containing I. The theory of painting. II. Essay on the art of criticism, so far as it relates to painting. III. The science of a connoisseur. [London Printed at Strawberry-Hill, Sold by B. White and Son, Fleetstreet; T. and J. Egerton, Whitehall, 1792] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49039819/.

APA citation style:

Richardson, J., Walpole, H., Levis, H. C., B. White And Son, B., Thomas And John Egerton, B., Strawberry Hill Press, P. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1792) The works, containing I. The theory of painting. II. Essay on the art of criticism, so far as it relates to painting. III. The science of a connoisseur. [London Printed at Strawberry-Hill, Sold by B. White and Son, Fleetstreet; T. and J. Egerton, Whitehall] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49039819/.

MLA citation style:

Richardson, Jonathan, et al. The works, containing I. The theory of painting. II. Essay on the art of criticism, so far as it relates to painting. III. The science of a connoisseur. [London Printed at Strawberry-Hill, Sold by B. White and Son, Fleetstreet; T. and J. Egerton, Whitehall, 1792] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/49039819/>.